Cancer

♋ is the cancer emoji, part of Unicode's Symbols group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “Cancer”, “crab”, “horoscope”, and “zodiac”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: CANCER
CLDR short name: Cancer
Codepoint: U+264B
Hex: 264B
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: Symbols
Unicode subgroup: zodiac
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:cancer:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

Cancer · crab · horoscope · zodiac

How it looks

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Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of ♋. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the ♋ cancer emoji mean?: ♋ is the cancer emoji, part of Unicode's Symbols group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “Cancer”, “crab”, “horoscope”, and “zodiac”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ♋?: U+264B, named CANCER in the Unicode Standard.
When was the ♋ cancer emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ♋ on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “cancer”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ♋ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for ♋?: On GitHub, type :cancer: and it turns into ♋ — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.